# Accident 20230808020189A: Air Tractor AT-802, Gilman City, MO, August 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2023, 11:50 local time
- Place: Gilman City, MO
- Airport: Trenton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: R77G
- Location: 40.0928° N, 93.8918° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0928&lon=-93.8918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802 (registry code 0390305, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-802
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230808020189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT THE END OF A MANUVER AT THE EDGE OF THE CORNFIELD HEADING SOUTH, THE PILOT INITIATATED A CLIMB OUT WITH A RIGHT TURN. RESULTING IN A STALL OF THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND COMING TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AND CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN23FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA353), Aug 8, 2023: Air Tractor AT-802 (N804AA), Gilman City, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a steep turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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